Gluten free?

ohyeahdollface · March 2011

https://health.yahoo.net/rodale/MH/is-gluten-making-us-fat

This article had a lot of good information...

I may try to entice my DH into going gluten free..or at least lowering our intake.

*Bloom2be* · March 2011

Going GF completely is REALLY hard since it's hidden in a lot of foods but it probably is a good idea for most people to cut back on their gluten intake. I'm seeing a nutritionist and she suggest I try to cut out a lot of gluten from my diet. My DH is not on board really but I just don't tell him and buy alternatives when I can (although they are sometimes almost double the price Sad

m&m823 · March 2011

I think this is just the latest weight-loss "fad" out there. Seriously, all the gluten-free products they market out there are actually higher in calories and lower in fiber.

My mom has celiac, which means she CAN'T have gluten. It's really not fun. She has to follow the diet strictly, which means no contamination or anything (meaning, you have to be very careful how you prepare the food, should it come in to contact with anything that has gluten in it). She has not lost weight at all from going gluten-free. If anything, she's gained. She was diagnosed several years ago, before many people even knew what gluten meant.

You'd be better off limiting your wheat intake than going completely Gluten-free unless one of you has some gastrointestinal problems that you think might be caused by gluten.

m&m823 · March 2011

Here's another article that's worth a look at (my mom sent this to me the other day): https://www.drozfans.com/dr-oz-in-case-you-missed-it/dr-ozs-advice/dr-oz-gluten-free-diet-makes-you-gain-weight-the-gluten-myth/

KNemo · March 2011

m&m823:

I think this is just the latest weight-loss "fad" out there. Seriously, all the gluten-free products they market out there are actually higher in calories and lower in fiber.

My mom has celiac, which means she CAN'T have gluten. It's really not fun. She has to follow the diet strictly, which means no contamination or anything (meaning, you have to be very careful how you prepare the food, should it come in to contact with anything that has gluten in it). She has not lost weight at all from going gluten-free. If anything, she's gained. She was diagnosed several years ago, before many people even knew what gluten meant.

You'd be better off limiting your wheat intake than going completely Gluten-free unless one of you has some gastrointestinal problems that you think might be caused by gluten.

I also have someone really close to me with Celiac Disease, and she has gained weight from having to go completely gluten free.

It is such a PITA because (similiar to label reading for nut allergies) you really don't realize that almost all food products contain gluten until you start looking. It's also extremely expensive to purchase gluten-free foods. Limiting wheat intake is a much more realistic approach than going gluten-free.

IdahoGirl · March 2011

m&m823:

I think this is just the latest weight-loss "fad" out there. Seriously, all the gluten-free products they market out there are actually higher in calories and lower in fiber.

This. It's like when anything out there comes along - suddenly everyone is on the band wagon and thinks that may be an health issue for them.

adylina · April 2011

m&m823:
My mom has celiac, which means she CAN'T have gluten. It's really not fun. She has to follow the diet strictly, which means no contamination or anything (meaning, you have to be very careful how you prepare the food, should it come in to contact with anything that has gluten in it). She has not lost weight at all from going gluten-free. If anything, she's gained. She was diagnosed several years ago, before many people even knew what gluten meant.
You'd be better off limiting your wheat intake than going completely Gluten-free unless one of you has some gastrointestinal problems that you think might be caused by gluten.

This. I'm gluten-intolerant and, while I was militant before, I'm even more careful now since I have to make sure my small intestine is feeding Baby too. Going gluten-free is a HUGE commitment and often involves just bringing my own food to family dinners to avoid being contaminated. If we go out, all my salads have to be made in clean bowls at restaurants to avoid having contacted things that (maybe) contacted croutons, I can almost never enjoy the catered lunches at work, it's nearly impossible to find a "safe" snack on the go and constantly explaining what exactly gluten is can be a huge pain in the butt.

I hadn't noticed much about the calories in GF replacement products as DH and I eat a high-fructose corn syrup free, partially/fully hydrogenated oil free, generally non-processed diet anyway (I danced ballet for 16 years). Any highly processed food is going to be terrible for you, so they should be avoided regardless of whether or not they're GF.

However, if you are gluten-intolerant, giving it up will make you feel so.much.better. I didn't even realise how sick I was until I suddenly felt better. And, even if you test negative for celiac, you may still have another form of intolerance.

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